xxii, 215 p. ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references

Why are we so stressed out? How stress impacts the workplace. Why the workplace is stressing you out. What is stress? What stress is doing to you -- Get a grip on burnout. The four stages of burnout. Getting a grip on burnout -- Shaping up to keep stress down. Why working out keeps the stress out. Common sense tips for getting started. Ways to de-stress. Walking away stress. Strengthening your grip. More choices to check out -- The mind/body connection. The secret of the ages. Meditation: what it can do for you. Meditation guidelines. Breathing: the life force. Three methods to mellow mindfulness -- De-stressing tools for mind/body/spirit/fitness. Stretching for de-stressing. Pilates. Tai chi. Chigong. Yoga -- What's food got to do with it? Stress and the brain connection. What's eating you? -- Tackling stress with a tickle. The benefits of laughter. Letting more laughter into your life. Employees just want to have fun -- Staying sane while traveling at warped speed. Trying to balance it all. If you do not know where you are going, anywhere will take you there -- Get a grip on time. Tracking your time. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Getting loose from time abuse. Perkies vs. grumpies. Procrastination: the saboteur of success. Cleaning up stuff. Meeting madness -- Fifty ways to leave your stressors -- Getting and keeping your grip. Setting new goals for a thriving life. Wanda Henderson; phone: 201-748-6071; email: whenders@wiley.com; bc: mschell@wiley.com

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